Commandant's Corner
By Colonel Kevin E, McHUgh, Commandant, USAWOCC
Article published on:
in the July-September
2024 Edition of the Warrant Officer Journal
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< 2 mins
Welcome back to another issue of Strengh in Knowledge, a publication
written and produced by Warrant Officer’s that serves to educate and
inform the Army about complex problems (and often their solutions) as seen
through the unique lens of the technical expert, leader, and advisor to
Commander’s at all echelons.
For this issue, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of so many that
continue to improve how we, a part of the Army’s educational enterprise,
educate and train our warrant officer cohort. First, thanks to the USAWOCC
Commands, faculty and staff that continue to balance the work of daily
instruction combined with curriculum development to create and ensure a
progressive and sequential education tailored to deliver officers who are
able to meet the demands of future warfare. On 1 OCT 2024, the team
delivered a critical update to the Warrant Officer Candidate Program
building on the major effort last year, labled WOCS 20.1. This update
increases learning opportunties through focused study sessions and the
application of leader development through the formalization of the
Candidate Led Strategy.
Within WO Professional Military Education and with the approval of the CG,
Combined Arms Center, USAWOCC sunset the 18 hour distance learning
requirment for WOAC Phase 1 in preparation for the FY 26 release of the
modernized warrant officer intermediate course (WOIC). In addition, the
team continues development of the future warrant officer advanced and
senior courses scheduled for implementation in FY26. Its important to
highlight and thank the staff, instructors and developers at the various
Centers of Excellence (COE), remembering that effective warrant officers
are the direct result of the deliberate “pariing” of common core education
delivered by USAWOCC and the techical training delivered by the COEs. As
we close in on FY26 implementation of the warrant officer modernized
educational continuum started over three years ago, the Combined Arms
Center is set to host a series of final planning sessions to ensure the
alignment of the warrant officer educational curricluums across the
enterprise. Finally, a sincere thanks to the Harding Project Team and
USAWOCC’s own Mr. Jim Steddum (Strength in Knowledge Lead editor/writer
and Academic Lead) for the hard work and accomplishment of this journal
being officially recognized as a professional bulletin within the United
States Army, #1918. Well done!!! As we all seek continuous improvement
through strength in knowledge…enjoy the read!